2026-16583: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to Gatherings

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 156 (Friday, August 14, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 156 (Friday, August 14, 2026)] [Notices] [Pages 52698-52700] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-16583] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0617] Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Administration for Children and Families Generic for Information Collections Related to Gatherings

Agency

Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Action

Request for public comments. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of an approved generic clearance to request information from potential participants at ACF gatherings, such as meetings or conferences. The current expiration date is September 30, 2026. Burden estimates have been updated to reflect agency plans over the next three years. [[Page 52699]]

Dates

Comments due within 30 days of publication.

Addresses

The public may view and comment on this information collection request at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202608-0970-004. You can also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests by the title of the information collection.

Supplementary Information

Description: ACF hosts a variety of gatherings for many different purposes. This may include large scale conferences, meetings for grantees or contractors, workshops, trainings, poster sessions, and other in-person and virtual gatherings for individuals with interest in ACF programs (clients, researchers, policymakers, etc.,), among others. To ensure ACF has adequate information to plan these activities, the Agency must often collect information from potential participants such as basic contact information, preferences for attendance (mode, special requests, etc.,), organizational affiliation, feedback about meeting content, etc. Additionally, some activities require ACF to have additional information to have the means to select the most appropriate participants for attendance according to the type or purpose of a given activity, or to group participants into the most appropriate category or activity during an event. This may include information about poster presentations, speaking panels, training courses, professional perspectives, or experiences, etc. In addition, attendees may be asked to submit an application or abstract for prescreening to be selected for attendance. The planning for these gatherings is often on a quick timeline, request similar information, are low burden and don't raise substantive or policy issues. Therefore, ACF established an umbrella generic under the PRA to allow ACF to quickly receive review and approval for proposed collections that fit within the scope of the umbrella generic. The purposes of the collections under this umbrella generic are to gather appropriate information to plan ACF gatherings. Example information collection activities could include: Registration forms: [cir] Information collected on these types of forms could include name, contact information, organization/affiliation, basic demographics, attendance needs, etc. Applications for panels, posters, or other presentation formats: [cir] Information collected on these types of applications could include title, author(s), institution/organization, abstract describing presentation or poster, instructions, etc. Pre-meeting surveys: [cir] Information collected on these types of surveys could include content preferences, scheduling needs and preferences, pre-meeting knowledge, etc. Post-Meeting/Workshop/Training Evaluation Surveys: [cir] Information collected on these types of surveys could include requests for feedback on the overall activity, feedback on content, post-meeting knowledge, post-meeting uses of content, preferences for future activities, etc. As part of this generic, ACF requests OMB provide a response on individual generic information collections within 5 business days. Note that this generic is primarily for information collected in connection with closed ACF meetings, as information collected in connection with public ACF meetings are not considered ``information'' under PRA per 44 U.S.C., 5 CFR Ch. 11 (1-1-99 Edition), 1320.3: Definitions. Currently approved individual requests can be found here: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAICList?ref_nbr=202605-0970-006. Respondents: Potential respondents may include researchers, individuals with expertise in ACF program areas, individuals with interest in ACF program areas, those receiving ACF services, ACF grantees or contractors, among others with involvement or interest in ACF activities. Annual Burden Estimates--New Requests The estimated annual burden for the next three years is about 54 percent less than the estimated annual burden hours originally approved for this overarching generic. This is based on use over the past three years and expectations for the next three years, with a focus on efforts to reduce burden across ACF. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Average burden New types of information collections Annual number of responses hours per Total annual of respondents per respondent response burden hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Forms, Applications, Pre-and 35,167 1 0.1296 4,558 Post- activity Surveys, Other Activities... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Burden--Approved Ongoing Requests The following table includes approved information collections under this umbrella generic that are ongoing and will be included for extension. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number Annual number of responses Average Total annual Ongoing information collections of per burden hours burden hours respondents respondent per response ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administration for Native Americans Registration 300 1 0.167 50 Form........................................... Children's Bureau's National Child Welfare 6,475 1 0.050 324 Center for Innovation and Advancement, Non- Public Event Registration...................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 220 1 0.068 15 Welfare Communities of Practice Registration Information Collection......................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 100 1 0.080 8 Welfare Convening Attendee Recommendation Information Collection......................... [[Page 52700]] National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 105 1 0.057 6 Welfare Convening Registration Information Collection..................................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 300 1 0.033 10 Welfare Grantee Meeting Registration Information Collection......................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 350 1 0.083 29 Welfare Learning Exchange Registration Information Collection......................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 1,000 1 0.033 33 Welfare Policy Academy Meeting and Training Registration Information Collection............ National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 650 1 0.083 54 Welfare Site Visit Registration Information Collection..................................... National Center on Substance Abuse and Child 785 1 0.066 52 Welfare Training Registration Information Collection..................................... Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 20 1 0.100 2 Home Visiting (TMIECHV) Kickoff Meeting Registration................................... Fiscal Responsibility Act Outcomes Working Group 50 1 0.080 4 Interest Form.................................. Child Care Quality and Business Support Center, 7,360 1 0.032 242 Events Registration Questions.................. Office of Child Care Events Registration and 4,500 1.75 0.064 506 Post-Event Survey.............................. Office of Child Care National Tribal Conference 400 1 0.083 33 Registration Questions......................... Office of Child Care Regional Meeting 330 1 0.082 27 Registration Questions......................... Office of Child Care State and Territory 400 1 0.082 33 Administrator's Meeting Registration Questions. Office of Child Care Tribal Child Care and 630 1 0.084 53 Development Fund (CCDF) Plan Training.......... Office of Child Care Tribal Cluster Meeting 190 1 0.084 16 Registration Questions......................... Registration for National Center on Subsidy 1,000 1 0.033 33 Innovation and Accountability Events........... Community Economic Development Grant Recipient 200 1 0.229 96 Conference..................................... Head Start Registration Form Questions.......... 34,000 1 0.017 567 Evaluation Surveys for the National Center on 40 8 .10 31 Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning's Practice-Based Coaching Training and Technical Assistance Learning Community........ --------------------------------------------------------------- Sum Totals.................................. 59,405 .............. .............. 2,224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: Social Security Act, Section 1110. [42 U.S.C. 1310] Mary C. Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2026-16583 Filed 8-13-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-79-P